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View synonyms for scurf

scurf

[ skurf ]

noun

  1. the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
  2. any scaly matter or incrustation on a surface.


scurf

/ skɜːf /

noun

  1. another name for dandruff
  2. flaky or scaly matter adhering to or peeling off a surface
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈscurfy, adjective
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Other Words From

  • scurflike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scurf1

before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Old Norse skurfa scurf, crust
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scurf1

Old English scurf; related to Old Norse skurfōttr scurfy, Old High German scorf, Danish skurv
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Example Sentences

Many who went there covered with scurf returned plump and fair, and scarce like the same people.

The tree-scurf descended on them, and the birds made a piteous clamour.

He can't hope for any more big lizards; and of this one he has got every bit of scurf left, I believe.

It causes a white scurf to strike out upon the skin, somewhat like the dry scurvy.

He was very thin and his body was covered with white scurf from immoderate use of "ava."

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